Nelson Regional Sewerage Business Unit

Status: The hearing for this application for resource consents for Bell Island Wastewater Treatment Plant starts on Monday 11 November 2019. The Commissioners have given instructions on how they want the process and the evidence to be done.

Bell Island Wastewater Treatment Plant

The Commissioners released a minute on 13 September to set down the timetable, process and information requirements for anybody involved in the Hearing. You can see it in the documents section below.

What happens next

At a Hearing the decision maker(s) considers the evidence from everyone, and submitters who wanted to be heard can explain in greater detail their submission. Before the hearing most of the evidence is shared so that everyone can read it beforehand.

The timetable is:

Council planner recommendation (s42A report) by 4:30pm 17 October 2019.

Applicant evidence by 2:30pm 24 October 2019 - made available on this webpage by 4:30pm.

Submitter technical evidence by 2:30pm 1 November 2019 - made available on this webpage by 4:30pm (technical evidence is prepared by an independent professional, such as a planner, engineer etc who has the competencies in a specific area of expertise).

If you're a submitter who isn't getting a professional to provide technical evidence - you give your evidence at the Hearing.